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Hervör (Old Norse:
Hervǫr) is the name
shared by two
female characters in the
Tyrfing Cycle,
presented in The Saga of
Hervör and
Heidrek with
parts found...
- In
Norse mythology,
Hervör alvitr (Old Norse,
alvitr possibly meaning "all-wise" or "strange creature") is a valkyrie.
Hervör alvitr is
attested in the...
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Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (The Saga of
Hervör and Heidrek) is a
legendary saga from the 13th
century combining matter from
several older sagas in Germanic...
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mentioned by name in the
Norse sagas include Brynhildr in the Vǫlsunga saga,
Hervor in
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, the
Brynhildr of the Bósa saga ok Herrauðs...
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commanded by
Hervor, the
sister of
Angantyr and Hlöd,
together with Ormar, her foster-father. One
morning as the sun was
rising above the steppes,
Hervor stood...
- in
English translation as The
Waking of Angantyr, or The
Incantation of
Hervor) is an Old
Norse poem from the
Hervarar saga, and
which is
sometimes included...
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wounded by
Tyrfing and dies. The
third part
deals with Angantyr's
daughter Hervor and how she
reclaims Tyrfing from her father's ghost.
Later she marries...
- Norrøne
Tekster og Kvad.
English translation by N. Kershaw: "The Saga of
Hervör and Heithrek"
Archived December 27, 2006, at the
Wayback Machine in Stories...
- weapon." At this,
Angantyr relents and
gives Hervor his
sword willingly,
wishing luck and
valor upon her.
Hervor went on to
marry King Gudmund's son, Höfund...
- 3 vols., (Saint Louis: CPH, 1920), 3:575: "Hieraus geht
sicher so viel
hervor, daß die
abgeschiedenen Seelen der Gläubigen in
einem Zustande des seligen...